The Dublin West Education Centre is inviting applications (by Wednesday 22nd May) for the temporary position of Webwise Education Officer.

‘The Idea of a University’, first delivered in 1852 by the great 19th Century educationalist and founder of UCD John Henry Newman, is today a world classic.

A nationwide consultation process regarding a second free preschool year, led by Early Childhood Ireland, kicked off in Dublin on May 15.

Providing a link between sciences and humanities, this exhibition in Trinity College Library looks at the fascinating activities of Preservation & Conservation.

Open An Gúm’s new pictorial dictionary to discover the answer and many more illustrated definitions of key vocabulary for school children.

A web-based system of application for school admission would standardise the enrolment process and cut down on nepotism, IPPN director said.

“We don’t need a Scandinavian model in childcare, what we need is a uniquely Irish model that meets needs of children,” Minister Frances Fitzgerald said.

‘Drawn to the Page’ includes some of the finest illustrated texts from 1830 to 1930, many of which are illustrated using original hand-cut plates or blocks.

On 5 April, it was announced that the National Council for Special Education would come under the investigative remit of the Children’s Ombudsman.

Figures proffered by Education Minister Ruairí Quinn indicate that the cut in guidance counselling is even more severe than was claimed by counsellors.

New research claims that playing action video games can dramatically improve reading skills in children with dyslexia or other reading difficulties..

A TV investigation carried out by Prof Deborah Mulvany, NUI Maynooth, shows that Ireland is on par with rest of Europe in enjoyment of pornography.

A Steiner national school in Co Clare has launched a €2m online global fundraising campaign using Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

A selection of new titles, including a new book from the reading programme of the Séideán Sí series

Galway’s first-ever CoderDojo – which teaches young people how to write code for computers – takes place each Saturday at two locations in NUIG.

Set in the Dublin Mountains amidst beautiful scenery, Pine Forest Art Centre is famous for providing courses for children and young people which combine creativity with fun.

To mark the tercentenary of the Old Library at TCD, a one-day conference will be held on June 25, followed by a celebratory reception in Long Room.

Under Thirty, a not-for-profit group that showcases and nurtures young Irish fiction, invites entries from Irish writers at home or abroad, aged 16-30.

The report has been issued by Forum on Patronage and Pluralism, set up to recommend how primary education might meet needs of diverse population.

The first official steps towards a handover of Catholic primary schools to other patron bodies will get under way shortly, writes Katherine Donnelly.